How Hamburg put children and young people in charge of culture strategy
Hamburg’s Framework for Children and Youth Culture redefines cultural policy by centring youth participation. Developed through a multidimensional participatory culture strategy, it reflects the real needs and desires of.
Cultural Resilience: Three ways Kyiv is supporting culture during conflict
Projects: Preserving cultural heritage, monuments and supporting storytelling as a form of resistance
Kyiv joined the World Cities Culture Forum in 2023, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the cities of.
Creative Strategists: Integrating artist residencies into Los Angeles County governance and initiatives
Los Angeles County's Creative Strategist Programme embeds artists within government departments to address civic challenges through creative strategies. Since 2018, 12 artists have collaborated with various departments, enhancing public.
Cultural Olympiad: How Paris embedded art and culture into the Olympic legacy
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games served as a turning point for the city’s cultural strategy. The Cultural Olympiad, launched in advance of the Games, significantly expanded the.
Reimagining San Francisco’s public monuments through equity and engagement
Launched by the San Francisco Arts Commission in 2023 and funded by the Mellon Foundation, Shaping Legacy is a groundbreaking initiative reimagining the city’s monuments to reflect more inclusive.
Art in Transit: How San Francisco is integrating public art into its transportation infrastructure
San Francisco’s 2% for Art Program transforms transit infrastructure into cultural landmarks, embedding site-specific artworks that celebrate neighbourhood identity and weave creativity into the city’s daily rhythms of movement.
Celebrating 20 years of São Paulo’s VAI programme
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the Programa para a Valorização de Iniciativas Culturais (Valuation of Cultural Initiatives) (VAI) in São Paulo, one of Brazil’s most influential municipal cultural.
How Warsaw is strengthening employees of cultural centres
Launched by the City of Warsaw and led by Staromiejski Dom Kultury, the Programme for Strengthening Employees of Cultural Centers supports the professional development and wellbeing of cultural staff.
Culture and collaboration in Cologne’s meanwhile spaces
In Cologne’s city centre, culture is being tested as a catalyst for urban revival. Launched in 2024, an innovative collaboration between Cultural Space Management and TH Köln University is.
Public Art: Inaugural Abu Dhabi Biennial explores relationship between public life and culture
From November 2024 to April 2025, the inaugural Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial “Place Matters” explored the evolving concept of public space in Abu Dhabi through the lens of.